Wood Fired Pizza Oven Door Open Or Closed

They already have chimneys vents and sometimes alternate fuel sources as.

Wood fired pizza oven door open or closed.

Wood fired 2 expertise. With the door on it prevents any outside air or more importantly o2 from coming in the oven. This combination will circulate inside the dome. Obviously traditional gas pizza ovens have big wide doors to retain heat and those door hinges get a big workout during the day as they re slapped open and closed.

Begin by scrunching news paper into balls and placing them into the center of the wood fired pizza oven. I know wood fired and coal fired ovens run quite hot but why waste any heat at all. When starting the initial fire in the oven be sure to keep the oven door and chimney open to increase the amount of oxygen available to the fire. Why not use doors.

The fresh air comes in when you open and close the door. So if there are any un burned logs in the oven fuel gases are building up in the oven with no o2 source. This allows you to pre heat the oven to your desired temperature and allowing it to cool to the desired temperature. Door closed or open.

Door open or closed i have always until recently cooked with the door open mainly pizzas. As soon as you open the door o2 rushes in and ignites the fuel gases and you have a small explosion or maybe a big. But i got a book on wfo cooking for my birthday and it tells you to get the best heat from the wood is to leave the door open slightly until ready to cook pizza then cook with the door fully open. Remember that every time you open the door cool air will rush in and hot air will vent up the flue so try to open the door only when absolutely necessary.